Toyota was spotted working on an autonomous emergency braking features with pedestrian detection some time ago, and the technology was most recently rolled out across the 2018 Landcruiser Prado range.

Looking at these images, there doesn’t appear to be any of that technology fitted to HiLux. Ford is expected to be the first manufacturer to offer this technology in a dual-cab ute when the PXII Ranger is updated in 2018.

The Rocco model could come to Australia wearing TRD badges, given the current model is more a sticker pack than a significant design change from the SR5 HiLux.

Toyota Australia didn’t offer any comment on a HiLux facelift when contacted by CarAdvice. Certainly a strange move given HiLux pricing and specifications were only just updated.

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